 A Tshwane derby in Soweto
This week is all about the cup final – the Nedbank Cup final to be exact. Read full blog |
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 Can Harambee Stars repeat Tunisia 2004?
The African Cup of Nations 2013 and World Cup 2014 qualifiers are in the offing and the question every football lover is asking in Kenya is, is this the time to break the jinx and qualify for these top football show pieces in Africa and the world? Read full blog |
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 Where is the money?
It’s no secret that football clubs in Africa and particularly in the Kenyan Premier League suffer from a lack of cash. Read full blog |
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 Chelsea – best team in Europe?
Uefa and all their marketing and communications people do their best to try and portray the Uefa Champions League competition as the best football competition in the world. Read full blog |
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 A city in mourning
The streets of Munich are empty this morning as a city in mourning comes to terms with its loss. Read full blog |
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 The race is not to the swift
Not many people could have predicted it but the final minutes of the final day of the Barclays Premier League provided us with many memorable moments. Read full blog |
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 Leopards beware the Sudan
I take this opportunity to congratulate you and your team Black Leopards for reaching this stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. I am particularly impressed by the fact that you do not have the same resources as some of the Gauteng-based teams. Read full blog |
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 Is Bayern Munich destined to lose?
In an emphatic and deserved manner, Bayern Munich were crushed 5-2 in a one-sided German Cup final at the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund. Read full blog |
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A season finale like never before
The Liverpool fans who went to Istanbul in May of 2005 and saw their side overturn a 3-0 first half deficit to win the Champions League on penalties thought they had seen it all in football. Read full blog |
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 A crazy finish for a crazy season
Gordon Strachan summed Sunday’s Barclays Premier League climax up perfectly when he said, “between the three of us we have 120 years' experience in the game of football and none of us have ever seen anything like that.” Read full blog |
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Won the derby, lost the war
Unfortunately, our Absa Premiership titles hopes are now over and we are left to concentrate on trying to finish second. Read full blog |
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 Rashidi Yekini – investigation needed
This is one of the most difficult articles I have ever written. I believe I am one of the few people who Rashidi Yekini was comfortable with. Read full blog |
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Tough decisions in 'moving season'
So we have arrived at a weekend which could bring “the mother of all fiestas” (David Silva’s words) or a surprise celebration for United, as well as tears for fans of either QPR or Bolton. Read full blog |
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Jali's eyes are off the ball
I bet you never thought I could quote from the Bible but I feel Andile Jali will also be wise if he looks at one Didier Drogba. Read full blog |
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Before the walls come tumbling down
AFC Leopards is a great club. It’s gone through a few tough periods over the past decade or so, but it has risen from the ashes to attempt reclaiming past glory. Read full blog |
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Thank you Yekini
In my four decades on this earth there are only three men who have impacted Nigerian football so much for me that I want to thank them. Read full blog |
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Yekini - how Nigeria failed a hero
This is the most shocking and sad news I have heard in a long time. Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria's best ever striker, my ex colleague and, God bless him, our match winner, is dead at 48! Read full blog |
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Two Tshwane derbies - can't wait!
Cup final, here we come! It’s great to be playing off with Sundowns for the Nedbank Cup title, having got past AmaZulu in the semifinals. A fantastic achievement for the club and an opportunity to win some silverware this season. Read full blog |
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Football and maths don’t mix
This past week I watched matches that can be truly described as bizarre in their unexpected and almost incomprehensible results. Read full blog |
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We fought Pirates to the end
We’re obviously incredibly disappointed to go down to Pirates in that big Absa Premier League clash, particularly with the way it happened. Read full blog |